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Davos

           Amostformidableship,andveryswiftaswell,althoughSerImryhadpackedherbowtosternwitharmoredknightsandmen-at-arms,atsomecosttoherspeed.

           Thewarhornssoundedagain,commandsdriftingbackfromtheFury.Davosfeltatingleinhismissingfingertips."Outoars,"heshouted."Formline."Ahundredbladesdippeddownintothewaterastheoarmaster’sdrumbegantoboom.Thesoundwaslikethebeatingofagreatslowheart,andtheoarsmovedateverystroke,ahundredmenpullingasone.

           WoodenwingshadsproutedfromtheWraithandLadyMaryaaswell.Thethreegalleyskeptpace,theirbladeschurningthewater."Slowcruise,"Davoscalled.LordVelaryon’ssilver-hulledPrideofDriftmarkhadmovedintoherpositiontoportofWraith,andBoldLaughterwascomingupfast,butHarridanwasonlynowgettingheroarsintothewaterandSeahorsewasstillstrugglingtobringdownhermast.Davoslookedastern.Yes,there,fartothesouth,thatcouldonlybeSwordfish,laggingasever.Shedippedtwohundredoarsandmountedthelargestraminthefleet,thoughDavoshadgravedoubtsabouthercaptain.

           Hecouldhearsoldiersshoutingencouragementtoeachotheracrossthewater.They’dbeenlittlemorethanballastsinceStorm’sEnd,andwereeagertogetatthefoe,confidentofvictory.Inthat,theywereofonemindwiththeiradmiral,LordHighCaptainSerImryFlorent.

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